How Batman Begins Resurrected A Franchise
Joel Schumacher’s “bat nipples” momentarily killed the Batman film franchise. “I think that will be on my gravestone,” the infamous director said of “bat nips” in a 2015 interview. “It’s how I’ll be remembered.” Batman fans are notorious for honing in on minor details, but those perky nips and rubber butt close-ups became shorthand for the critical disappointment that was Batman & Robin. From a commercial standpoint, the numbers told a different story....